If proximity talks merely prolong the impasse, the stock of america-and Barack obama-in the region will fall still further.

若这次亲近的会谈无法改变僵局，美国和奥巴马在这一地区的声望将继续下滑。

Israel has also hinted that as reward for the current proximity talks more territorial extensions could be in the offing.

以色列也已经暗示作为对当前近距离间接会谈的回报，巴方即将获得更多的领土管辖权。

Even so, the proximity talks seem likely, at best, to be a staging post on the way to an American plan to tackle the real issues.

即便这样，近距离间接会谈似乎有戏，而且有望成为美国解决真正问题道路上的中转站。